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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM141G_kearney-state-college-memorial-carillon-tower_Kearney-NE.html
In honor ofGeorge and Venetia PetersonandElias and Mary Yanney
The carillon tower reflects the early history of Kearney State College and the Administration Building located adjacent to this site.
The four columns of the carillon tower symbo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM140U_good-samaritan-air-crew_Kearney-NE.html
This gazebo is dedicated to thememory of theGood Samaritan Air Crew.On December 20, 1985, they gavetheir lives attempting to save others.
Nancy BrandonJoan BrownCraig Budden
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13ZY_dr-paul-ambrose_Kearney-NE.html
This garden was planted in memory of Dr. Paul Ambrose who died on American Airlines Flight 77 on September 11, 2001.
"Paul dedicated his career to changing the health care system with an emphasis on physician leadership and prevention. Paul was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13ZX_empress-theatre_Kearney-NE.html
This propertyhas been placed on theNational Registerof Historic Placesby the United StatesDepartment of the InteriorDestroyed by fireRebuilt 1940 asFort Theatre
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13ZH_kearney-from-the-beginning_Kearney-NE.html
Long before early French explorers named it the Platte River, or "flat waters," this heartland oasis was a crossroads. Migratory birds, abundant wildlife and Native Americans had been in residence for centuries when the confluence of the Oregon an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13YN_site-of-bauer-drug_Kearney-NE.html
andBauer Sundries & Veterinary SuppliesJanuary 1959 - October 1969Proprietor, Frances R. BauerHome of Kearney's last soda fountain
In honor ofGeorge J. and Frances R. Bauerfor their civic mindedness and years ofdedication to the Old Town busine…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13XH_old-oregon-trail_Kearney-NE.html
The first stone erectedin Nebraska to mark theOld Oregon Trail1811 - 1869Dedicated byFort Kearney ChapterDaughter of theAmerican RevolutionKearney NebraskaFebruary 14, 1910.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUMA_buffalo-countys-lincoln-highway-seedling-mile_Kearney-NE.html
The Lincoln Highway Association was founded in 1913 to promote a transcontinental automobile route from new York City to San Francisco. Dedicated on October 31, 1913, the route was marked by the letter "L" within red, white, and blue bands painted…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMULS_university-of-nebraska-at-kearney_Kearney-NE.html
In 1903 the legislature appropriated $50,000 to establish a state normal school in central or western Nebraska. After 111 ballots, the State Board of Education chose Kearney as the site. The city donated twenty acres on the west edge of town for a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUL2_shelton-union-pacific-depot_Kearney-NE.html
This depot was built in 1898 next to the Union Pacific tracks in Shelton. It was moved to this site in September 1975 and was the first building on the grounds of the Trails and Rails Museum of the Buffalo County Historical Society. It was donated…